LUXEMBOURG VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	856	1	655	+ 202
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	528	2	298	+ 230
Stroke	3	415	4	257	+ 158
Lung Cancers	4	380	3	260	+ 120
Lung Disease	5	361	5	242	+ 118
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	318	8	111	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	187	6	131	+ 55
Kidney Disease	8	165	9	91	+ 75
Breast Cancer	9	145	7	113	+ 32
Suicide	10	118	13	69	+ 49
Other Injuries	11	112	10	88	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	12	102	24	49	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	13	102	15	64	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	14	101	11	82	+ 20
Falls	15	98	18	61	+ 38
Lymphomas	16	87	14	64	+ 23
Liver Disease	17	80	12	75	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	18	80	21	53	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	19	77	16	62	+ 15
Diabetes Mellitus	20	71	17	61	+ 10
Leukemia	21	67	20	53	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	22	60	26	44	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	23	59	23	49	+ 10
Liver Cancer	24	55	25	49	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	25	50	28	32	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	26	48	22	51	- 3
Hypertension	27	41	19	54	- 12
Oral Cancer	28	38	33	19	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	29	37	30	25	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	30	37	27	35	+ 1
Skin Cancers	31	29	31	22	+ 8
Alcohol	32	28	29	25	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	23	42	6	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	34	22	36	16	+ 6
Skin Disease	35	21	44	5	+ 16
Epilepsy	36	19	35	17	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	16	34	19	- 2
Malnutrition	38	16	32	19	- 3
Drug Use	39	16	39	9	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	40	16	37	10	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	41	14	38	10	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	12	41	7	+ 5
Anemia	43	11	40	8	+ 3
Violence	44	8	48	3	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	45	8	46	4	+ 4
Asthma	46	7	45	5	+ 3
Drownings	47	4	54	2	+ 2
Fires	48	4	51	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	4	53	2	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	50	4	49	3	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	3	50	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	3	47	4	- 1
Birth Trauma	53	3	59	1	+ 2
Tuberculosis	54	3	55	2	+ 1
Poisonings	55	2	56	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	56	2	43	6	- 4
HIV/AIDS	57	2	52	2	- 0
Meningitis	58	2	58	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	1	61	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	1	57	1	- 0
Oral conditions	61	1	64	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	- 0
War	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Belgium

Luxembourg

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.